Chapter 154: The Crisis of the Rhine
PS: I am relieved that Lori Xiong's condition has stabilized.
Burst!
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Rhine vomited blood.
The attendants around panicked when they saw this scene, and they all screamed in shock: "Oh no, His Majesty the King vomited blood." ”
It's good not to mention this, but when I heard someone mention that he vomited blood, Rhine was even more angry.
Nightshade was firmly in front of the orcs when they didn't get reinforcements, and the human soldiers under the command of Reginald and Marcus defended Nightshade with less than one-tenth of the orcs' strength. These two young generals, who have risen to prominence in the war against the orcs in recent years, have shown remarkable ability, making it impossible for the orcs to conquer Night Town while keeping the town's supplies, making it impossible for the orcs to practice warfare.
When the soldiers are outnumbered, they can hold Night Town, why is Night Town lost after the elite troops of the Red Ridge Mountain Range arrive?
Rhein couldn't figure it out.
It's the elite of the kingdom who went to Nighttown to support, you are rescuers, not a joke, why did you lose it when you arrived in Nighttown, who will explain it to yourself.
In fact, the reason inside does not need to be said, and Rhine is also clear, and it is not the story of a general who is incompetent and tired to death. It is true that the troops who went to support were the elite of the kingdom, and these soldiers had fought dozens or hundreds of battles against the gnolls in the Red Ridge Mountains, and everyone had seen blood in their hands, and not a single recruit egg.
The problem is that the generals who lead the team are not, and there are many people who Rhine knows are the children of nobles who went to gild. These guys can't do their own skills, and they act in a sloppy way, but they still have their nostrils facing the sky, thinking that they are too angry. When encountering such a general, if the enemy is not strong, such as the Gnoll, it is not a big problem, but if the opponent is replaced by an orc...... Well, the results are already in sight.
Previously, Nightshade was able to keep the orcs out with fewer enemies, and that was because the commanders were Reginald and Marcus, who had real war experience, and after the arrival of reinforcements from the Red Ridge Mountains, the command was reversed. Nighttown's original commanders, Reginald and Marcus, were demoted to mid-level officers, and the real command fell into the hands of the noble generals.
It's not that the generals of the nobility have no ability, in fact, there are not a few people who have received elite education since childhood, except for a few gentlemen, who have real skills, but the nobles are nobles after all, and their identity determines that the soldiers from civilian backgrounds are not all the way to them. As a result, these generals rarely get the heartfelt support of the soldiers.
Just imagine, at a time when the soldiers are really needed to fight and sacrifice, a general who can't get the soldiers' sincere support can make the soldiers risk their lives to fight the orcs?
The answer is just three words - do! No! Arrive!
What's worse is that because of Marcus's previous actions, some people in the noble council were extremely dissatisfied with him, and as a result, the noble generals who took command of the command ruthlessly suppressed Marcus, and in the eyes of the soldiers, could they not make them resentful? You must know that Marcus's civilian background naturally makes the soldiers put him in their circle, and the soldiers are more willing to accept civilian generals like Marcus than noble generals.
For a variety of reasons, it's no surprise that Nighttown has fallen.
Rhine, who spat out blood, sighed silently, now that he has figured it out, it is useless, the loss of Night Town is a foregone conclusion, and the orcs have solved the problem of their lack of weapons and equipment at once after getting the supplies in the town.
"The next battle will be difficult."
Wiping the blood from the corners of his mouth and pushing away the panicked attendants beside him, Rhine signaled to the others that he was okay and told them not to make noise. Rhine knew very well in his heart that the greatest crisis of the kingdom since its founding had arrived, and it was not the Grand Duke of Lothar, whom the kings of Urion had been guarding against, but from a race called orcs that had sprung up from a dark swamp.
At this time, as a king, he must show his strongest side, so that he can calm the hearts of the people, otherwise the hearts of the people in the kingdom will be turbulent, and how to resist the attack of the orcs at that time?
Although Rhine signaled, the attendants did not calm down at the first time. Just kidding, the king vomited blood, how could they not be frightened by such a big thing, if the king had a good deal, the queen must be the first to ask for blame.
Seeing that the surroundings were not as calm as he wanted, Rhine felt irritable for a while, and he roared angrily: "Give me peace!" ”
The king is the king, Rhine's roar frightened several timid attendants to their knees, and the others immediately followed suit when they saw it, brushing and kneeling down a large area.
These bunches of guts fools.
Rhine was even more angry when he saw this, his kingdom was in crisis, and when he needed someone to step up, he found that he was surrounded by cowardly and incompetent people, and his heart suddenly cooled half.
He thought that he was a high king with the ability to control everything, but who would have thought that a mere group of uncivilized barbarians would make him anxious, and at this time Rhine couldn't help but doubt his ability.
Even those orcs who are similar to wild beasts can't do it, and let the other party defeat his own army, and the crisis spreads to the entire kingdom, threatening to shake the rule of the Wryon family, is this the work of a capable king?
Rhine couldn't help but regret it in his heart, he knew that he would cause such a big thing and he shouldn't have dealt with Karazan in the first place, didn't the Count of Neras Elam just slap the royal family in the face once, and then he stayed in Karazhan honestly, he was guilty of something to provoke him.
Thinking of this, Rhine really wanted to give himself a heavy slap in the face.
In his mind, the reason why the orcs in the dark swamp didn't rush out before was either because they were not interested in the outside world, or because Karazhan's army stopped them. When he made up his mind to take action against Karazan, Count Nalas Elam, who had not been seen for many years, either lured the orcs out of the dark swamp in some way, or withdrew his army and let the orcs enter the twilight forest, and the beasts, after seeing the richness of the human race, revealed their savage nature and could no longer be contained, so an orc invasion began.
"Yes, definitely."
Rhine firmly believed in his own judgment, and although Karazhan had denied that he had anything to do with the orcs, he was still convinced that the orc affair was definitely the work of Neras Elam.
Damn bastard, if you want to teach me a lesson, then that's enough, but if you want to steal the throne of the Wryon, then you're wrong, and I'm not going to let you get away with it.
Rhine took a deep breath and instructed his attendants: "Go and fetch me Vortagen, and inform the Grand Duke of Lothar in the western wilderness that the kingdom has encountered an unprecedented crisis, and the royal family needs his strength." ”